Pigres the Childish

Pigres the Childish (died 431 BC) was an Athenian mercenary general during the Peloponnesian War. He was killed during the Megara Campaign of 431 BC.

Biography
Pigres grew up in Knossos, Crete, and he horrified his parents by pretending to be a mercenary as a child. His parents pushed him away from such thoughts, but, following his parents' deaths during an assault on their village, Pigres sought to prove to their souls that he was the best mercenary there ever was. In 431 BC, Athens hired him to lead the defense of Megara against Sparta, but he was slain in battle by the Spartan mercenary Kassandra.